Sad Face: 19 Reaction Shots from Oscar Losers

Let's face it: It's no fun not winning an Academy Award. Here are some of the more memorable reaction shots of losers doing their very best to smile and keep it together, and in some cases, failing, when they've learned they did not win an Oscar.

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Talia Shire losing out to Faye Dunaway for Best Actress in 1977.

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Vanessa Redgrave losing out to Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress in 1993. (Read more about this famous Oscar upset here!)

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Lauren Bacall losing out to Juliette Binoche for Best Actress in 1997.

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Nick Nolte losing out to Roberto Benigni for Best Actor in 1999.

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Kate Winslet losing out to Jennifer Connelly for Best Supporting Actress in 2002.

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Jack Nichelson losing out to Adrien Brody for Best Actor in 2003.

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Naomi Watts losing out to Charlize Theron for Best Actress in 2004.

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Holly Hunter losing out to Renee Zellweger for Best Supporting Actress in 2004.

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Bill Murray losing out to Sean Penn for Best Actor in 2004.

Alan Alda losing out to Morgan Freeman for Best Supporting Actor in 2004.

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Samuel L. Jackson losing out to Martin Landau for Best Supporting Actor in 2005. (Above, right before he said, "shit.")

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Amy Adams losing out to Rachel Weisz for Best Supporting Actress in 2005.

Charlize Theron losing out to Reese Witherspoon for Best Actress in 2006.

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Eddie Murphy losing out to Alan Arkin for Best Supporting Actor in 2007. (Right after this, Eddie stormed out of the theater.)

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